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Solitaire rules

A deck of 52 cards is used to play Solitaire.

Purpose of the game

The main goal of Solitaire is to move all cards by seniority and by suit from the bottom piles to the top four cells of the playing table. The intermediate goal is to move cards in the lower piles so that on top of these piles there are cards that can be moved up, but also taking care not to block the very possibility of movement between the lower piles. In order for a card to take its place in the top cell, it must be on top of the bottom pile, and the previous card of the same suit must be visible in the top cell.

Order of cards by seniority

The order of filling the top cells in Solitaire: Ace - Two - Three - Four - Five - Six - Seven - Eight - Nine - Ten - Jack - Queen - King. Ace is transferred to the top pile of its suit first, and only on it can a Deuce of the same suit be placed on top. And so all cards of the same suit are stacked up to the King. After all the suits have been moved to the top piles, Solitaire will be considered unfolded.

Moving cards

Between the bottom piles of the Solitaire solitaire table, the cards are transferred by holding the left mouse button. You can move cards either one at a time or several at once in one chain by grabbing with the left mouse button any of the cards open inside the pile. You can put a chain or one card in another pile only on the card with the highest value and with a suit of a different color. In a captured chain, cards can be placed in any order, unlike Spider Solitaire. Do not forget that in Solitaire, Deuce is higher than Ace, and a chain starting with Ace can be placed on Deuce with a suit of a different color.

If you see a map ready to move up, click on it and it will take its place at the top. You can move cards from the lower piles to the upper ones in the same way as between the lower ones, by grabbing with the left mouse button, moving and releasing them over the cell with the corresponding suit.

You can open the hole cards in the lower piles with a single click after all open cards have been removed from them. If the place occupied by the bottom pile is empty, a chain starting with the King can be placed in its place.

Spider Solitaire is a single player card game that comes in many varieties. Two decks of cards are required to play, although in some variations either one or three or four decks can be used, or only one, two, or three suits from each deck can be used. But the basic rules are the same, regardless of the option.

Steps

Spider Solitaire One Suit

Shuffle two decks of playing cards together. Do not take away any cards (except jokers), do not pay attention to the suits, imagine that they are all the same. Otherwise, you will need more decks of cards.

Lay out ten stacks of cards in a horizontal line. Each card must be placed face down vertically. The first four piles should be 5 cards each, the other 6 should be 4 cards each.

Place another card face up on top of each of the ten piles. The first four piles will now have 6 cards (including the top one, which is face up), and the last six piles will contain 5 cards (the top card is face up).

Place the remaining stack of cards on the side, face down. This stack is called a "deck". You will take cards from it when all possible moves in the current layout are exhausted.

Line up the card sequences in descending order as follows:

• Move any face-up card to the next card in value, regardless of suit, if available. For example, you can put a queen of any suit on the king of any suit; 7 of any suit can be put on 8 of any suit.
• Place each new card slightly below the card on which you place it, so that you can see all the cards lying below.
• You can move the card closest to you from any pile to any pile of your choice. You can move several cards at the same time only if they lie on top of one another in descending order. For example, king-queen-jack-10-9 or 5-4-3 (of any suit) can be moved together as a single unit.

1. Flip the face down card as soon as it becomes uncovered. You can't leave the stacks upside down (actually, why would you want to?). When you remove all cards from any one pile, you can transfer any face-up card or a descending sequence of cards to the vacant space.

   • You cannot use a deck if you have empty slots that you can fill. Just take a card (or sequence of cards) from any pile and move it to an empty space.

2. Use the deck when all moves are exhausted. If you are looking at your layout and do not see any moves, take a deck and place one card from it face up on each of the 10 piles, then continue the game.

   • If you've used up the entire deck and can't do anything else with your hand, it's too bad you lost. Playing with one suit is almost a win-win, but if you take two or four suits, the game becomes much more difficult.

3. Remove king to ace sequences from the spread if you manage to fold them. Lay them on the side, face up. If you have collected 8 sequences, you win!

   • Be careful to place the collected sequences separately from the deck lying on the side during the game.
   • The game ends when you have stacked all 8 "sets" or sequences from king to ace, or when there are no more possible moves.

   Spider Solitaire 2 Suit

   1. Fold your cards in the same way as in the previous one-suit variation. You are using the same number of cards at the same ratio. This means piles of 5 cards on the right and 6 cards on the left (including the top card face up). The deck is the same.

      • If you're not sure if you know what to do, read the previous one-suit variation. This is much easier and every new player must start with the same suit.

   2. Distinguish between red and black cards. Instead of completely oblivious to the suits, differentiate by color this time. This means that hearts and diamonds will be "one suit" for you, and clubs and spades will be another.

      Move cards and piles of the same color. For the one-suit variation, you just had to collect sequences of card values ​​(for example, 7-8-9). This time you need to "collect" the same sequences, only "one" color. This means that you can put 7 hearts on the 8 spades, but "you cannot move them together."

      • However, you can put 7 hearts on 8 hearts (or a tambourine). This increases the difficulty of the game.

   3. The rest of the rules remain in effect. The rest of the game is the same as in the previous variation, regardless of whether you are playing with one, two, or four suits. You still use the deck when you have no more moves left, you still need to flip the card face up when it is revealed, and you still need to have all your piles full before using the deck.

      • The format of the game is the same. The same number of cards, the same number of piles. If you missed the first method, revert to it. Moreover, if you are new to Spider Solitaire, we strongly recommend that you start by playing with one suit - it is much, much easier!
      • Again, the only difference is how to move the cards (sequences), not how to stack them. Therefore, be careful when placing a red card on a black one - temporarily you will not be able to get to this black card!

   Spider Solitaire with four suits

   1. Fold the cards in the same way. Spider Solitaire with four suits is very difficult, but the rules of the game are the same. Use the same number of cards, the same layout, and the same basic rules.

      Pay attention to all the suits. This time you will see the suits as they are. Diamonds are diamonds, spades are spades, etc. Just like in the two-suit variant, they must be added together. To remove the sequence from king to ace from the layout, it must be all of the same suit.

   2. Fold the cards in sequence from the same suit. You can make any sequence (6-7-8-9, etc.), but only sequences of the same suit can be moved. The sequence of six tambourines lying on the 7 spades, which lies on the 8 tambourines, you cannot shift anywhere. However, if 6 hearts lie on 7 hearts, and that one lies on 8 tambourines, then you can move 6 and 7 together.

      • See how it becomes almost impossible? When you flip cards, you need to know which moves you can make and which ones to avoid. The main thing is that you need to open stacks; if this move does not open the pile, it is better not to do it.

   3. Develop a strategy. Playing with four suits is the only option where strategy (not counting luck) will help you first of all. To build sequences and remove them from the layout (to win), you need to be very careful.

      • Flip the high cards first. In other words, put the jack on the queen first before putting 10 on the jack. If you put 10 on a jack of a different suit, you practically kill him.
      • Remove kings to open cells whenever possible.
      • Remove cards from piles that are almost empty. The sooner you reach empty cells, the sooner you can remove kings from the stacks and from the spread.
      • Of course, try to add sequences of cards of the same suit. During the game, you will be glad that you did just that.

   Playing Spider Solitaire on Windows

   1. Choose the difficulty level. If you are new to Spider Solitaire, start with one suit. Don't be ashamed of it, two and four suits are difficult. When you learn to play with one suit, you can move on to a more difficult level.

      • Luck significantly influences the result of this game. If you get bad sequences, then you are out of luck. Play a few games before giving up on your skill.

   2. Use the "Hint" option. Pressing the "H" button tells the program that you need a little help. After that, the card that you need to move will be highlighted. Do not use the hint too often, try to look and think about why the program advised you this particular move.

      • Try to limit yourself to a few tips per game. Overuse of hints will not give you the opportunity to think about the strategy and tactics of the game yourself.

V classic version Solitaire, which can be played on our website, you need to collect all the cards from Ace, two, three ... to the king ..
You cannot move the piles of cards if all 4 free cells are occupied. It is allowed to transfer one card from a column or a free cell, and if you need to transfer a pile of cards, this can be done only one at a time, using empty columns and free cells. If you have 3 empty empty slots, you can drag a pile of 3 cards.
A standard deck of cards (52 cards) is used.
The whole deck is laid out in 8 columns, face up. Thus, there will be four columns of 7 cards and four more columns of 6.
There are also 4 cells called "home" (top right) and 4 "free cells" (top left). At the start of the game, they are all empty.
In Solitaire Solitaire, you can temporarily move cards that cover other cards on the table.
It is allowed to move one card from a column or free cell:

• in any other column - on the next highest card of a different color (for example, black jack - only on the red queen).
• or to a free cell, if it is empty (thus, each of the free cells can store only one card);
• or in an empty column - no restrictions;
• or to the "house" - cards of the same suit, starting with the ace and ending with the king.

Solitaire solitaire converges if you manage to move the entire deck to the "house".

Why is Solitaire so popular?

This is due to the fact that in this solitaire almost every layout has a solution, which is rare in nature. Most solitaire games (including the most popular ones like Klondike Solitaire, Spider, Pyramid, Forty Thieves) can be collected less than 50% of the time, even with a great game. Almost every Solitaire spread fits if you play it right. This solitaire has one of the highest win rates for random solitaire, and these layouts can be as simple and trivial as excruciatingly difficult.

Solitaire is open-ended solitaire, which means that all the cards on the table are dealt face-up and you can calculate the sequence of your actions and you do not need to rely on chance or chance of luck, as, for example, when playing Klondike.

Solitaire also differs from most solitaire games by its alternating color. This feature has proven its popularity in Klondike Solitaire, Canfield and many other solitaire games. Alternating colors gives the player a much wider range of games than games where the cards must be placed strictly in suit. It also makes it more likely to win.

Varieties of Solitaire Solitaire

The simplest game is a free cell, in which cards are laid alternately changing color. We have presented this particular version of solitaire.

There is a more complex version - Solitaire, in which a black jack can be put on a black queen. The color of the map does not change when dragging.

Marseille is another version of the Freecell game, in which the cards are laid face-up in 7 columns of 7 cards. The remaining three cards are placed at the bottom of any columns (one or more) of the dealer's choice. Only three free cells can be used (instead of four, as in the standard rules)

If you are tired of playing Solitaire, try playing Spider Solitaire 4 suits - it is the same in complexity!

The history of Solitaire

The original Solitaire game was created by Paul Alfill in the mid-1970s. It was written in Tutor, a language specially developed for the University of Illinois. The original Solitaire game was very rich (for the time), featuring game options, weekly tournaments, and all sorts of statistics. There were a large number of people who played this solitaire and the list was truly impressive.

However, the worldwide popularity of Solitaire is due to the version that Jim Horn wrote for Microsoft. She found her way into Windows, and the rest, as they say, is history.

Paul Alfill talks about "Solitaire"

Paul Alfill wrote the original version of Free Cell. He worked for PLATO computer system at the University of Illinois in the mid 70's. All subsequent versions of the game, including the Microsoft version, owe their existence to the original version. Everything you see in our online version of Solitaire was once implemented on older computers that were much less powerful than what we have today. Here is a part of a telephone interview with the father and founder of this solitaire game.

Let's talk about Solitaire. When did it all start?
I remember as a kid reading about some solitaire games and one of those games was a game that was like chess. In it you could see all the cards at once. It was a game of strategy, not luck, which you usually have with the cards uncovered.
I fiddled with this game quite a lot when I was little and I played it with cards. I always didn’t like it after solitaire came to shuffle the cards. Shuffling the deck has always bored me a lot.

So this was the progenitor game of Solitaire?
Well, no, it was, of course, Solitaire. Obviously, before someone writes a game on a computer, someone somewhere will initially play it with real cards.

Many sources talk about old books in which Freecell solitaire was mentioned, but still they assign the key role to you.
This is most likely true. What is the name of the books they are talking about? I would really like to know the names of these books, in which someone saw "Free Cell" :). I'm sure I came up with this name.

I probably read one of these books as a child and then played cards from memory. But when I got the opportunity to program at the University of Illinois, I actually wrote the game myself on a computer. This was, of course, not for the general public, but simply for my own convenience, so that I could play Solitaire and not shuffle the cards after the game.

The reason I made this solitaire game available to all other people was because I was curious to test its math and see if it could always be won. Although, looking back, we can say that it was rather naive, because only a part of people have the ability to open any card distribution, because not every player is at the peak of his capabilities.

Read the full Paul Alfill interview

Solitaire's general rules and clarifications from us

Any card can be placed in an empty slot.
You enable (by default) the Auto move checkbox so that Aces and any other cards are laid out in the house.
A card can be put on another card only if this card is lower in seniority and comes with an alternation of suit.
To move a pile of 5 cards, you must have all free cells open, and one of the piles must be empty on the table.
Several cards at a time can be moved only if all cards are arranged in the correct order (in descending order of seniority and with alternating suits)
Always study the cards carefully and try to think several moves ahead (like in chess). Obvious moves are not always correct.
The faster the aces are in the house, the easier it will be to collect solitaire.
Do not occupy free cells (4 pieces in the upper left corner) unless absolutely necessary. This reduces the number of cards in the stock when you are shifting.
One free column per field will be more important than one free cell, because a free column doubles the number of dragged cards. This is called a super move.
As for the free columns, there is also such advice - if you have a sufficiently long sequence of cards on the table, starting with the king, feel free to move it to the free column.

Are you a big fan of solitaire games? Do you like to while away the time by laying out cards? This is an interesting hobby that not only allows you to have fun, but also perfectly trains attention, memory, and ingenuity. And this is even without rivals. You can even play solitaire all alone. In this sense, solitaire games are simply irreplaceable.

Here we have collected the best for you online solitaire games, thanks to which you will not only forget about boredom, but will be able to plunge into the diverse world of cards, exciting and exciting.

"Solitaire" - a time-tested classic

Tired of traditional Solitaire or free solitaire mat? We bring to your attention another, no less exciting solitaire game known all over the world under the name "Solitaire" (its other name is "Spider"), for the invention of which Paul Alfill should be thanked. Laying out Solitaire at the same time is simple and very interesting. You will not even have time to notice how the "Spider" will reliably pull you into its nets, from which you do not want to break out.

If you are good at solitaire, then it will not be difficult for you to understand all the intricacies of Solitaire.

Solitaire rules

In general terms, the traditional rules for laying out are as follows: your task is to collect 4 decks, each of which contains 13 cards of the same suit. The important thing is that these cards must be collected in ascending order.

Initially, you have a layout in eight vertical rows. The top card on each column is open, all others are hidden. Above the rows of the layout there are four free cells in which you need to put cards, starting with Aces, twos, etc., as in any solitaire). On the other side of the field is a deck with the remaining cards.

You can, at your discretion, move cards from one row to another in descending order (from Ace to King), while not forgetting about the alternation of suit colors (red suit follows black and vice versa, regardless of a particular suit) until you choose all cards from the deck. Cards that interfere with you can be removed in four spare slots. If spare space allows, then you can move entire assembled parts. Solitaire is considered completed only when all the cards are dismantled and distributed in four cells in the required sequence.

And, of course, your main helpers are attention, ingenuity, intuition.

Solitaire: Secrets of Experienced Solitaire Lovers

The main thing to know about Solitaire is that almost all of its layouts are winning. According to statistics, only a few games of solitaire are initially insoluble, in other cases everything is in your hands, it all depends on your desire and patience. Some players, faced with difficulties, prefer to close the game and start a new one, while others, on the contrary, do not give up until they bring the matter to a logical end.

Another interesting feature of solitaire is that you can choose layouts from two or four suits. Of course spider in 2 suits(red and black) is much easier than spider for all 4 suits.

And some more tactical tricks of the Solitaire:

• It is worth starting any game with a careful study of the playing field, while thinking over several moves ahead (and what seems obvious is not always so in Solitaire).
• First of all, pay attention to the most difficult parts of the solitaire (for example, it makes sense to try to move aces to empty cells as early as possible).
• Do not try to fill in empty cells right away (do this only as a last resort), since they provide an opportunity to experiment. Always keep yourself one or the other free cells, this is one of the keys to a successful layout.
• But it makes sense to try to free the columns as quickly as possible, since this allows you to store not one card, but the whole assembled sequence. The so-called "super approach" is to move the assembled sequence using both empty columns and cells.
• Always use the opportunity to close an empty column with a long sequence (ideally, if it starts with a King).

And finally ...

In Solitaire, one game is not like another, one is easy and quick, the other takes a lot of time and effort. Try it, experiment. Try to decompose the same layouts different ways- aerobatics, to which you need to strive. The more often you play, the more experience you have. We were able to interest you? Then we offer you as soon as possible play solitaire!

The name "Solitaire" actually means tracing paper with english word solitaire, that is, just "solitaire". Solitaire (or "Free Cell") can be considered the predecessors of the solitaire games "Eight" and "Forty Thieves" (aka "Napoleon on St. Helena").

The goal of the game is to free four aces and arrange the cards in ascending order in the four cells of the house corresponding to the four suits: two for an ace, three for two, etc. - in this way, Solitaire is reminiscent of Klondike solitaire.

The game uses one deck of 52 cards. Initially, the cards are laid out face-down in 8 columns (four columns of 7 cards and four of 6). At the top right is the "house" - four piles, where we will put aces and other cards to win. To the left of the "house" there are four more free cells, that is, space for four cards.

How to move cards in Solitaire:

• The top card from a column or from a free cell can be transferred to another column on the next highest card of a different color (black two to red three, and so on);
• The card can be transferred to one of the “free cells” to the left of the “house”, while only one card can be put in one cell;
• Any card can be moved to an empty column without restrictions. Further on top of it, you can transfer cards according to the usual rules, that is, alternating colors and in descending order;
• Cards can be put into the “house”, starting with an ace and ending with a king of the same suit and in ascending order (for an ace - two, for two - three, etc., until there are four ready-made piles).

If during the game you need to move a pile of cards, this can be done only if there are enough free cells or empty columns. So, for example, to move a pile of two cards, you need at least one free cell or one empty column.

Travel backward, Travel forward(also the left arrow and right arrow keys on your keyboard) allow you to move forward and backward at your choice, right up to the very beginning.

New game - start a new game. By pressing the "New Game" button again, you can scroll through the games and select the layout you like. Using the keys on the keyboard "up arrow", "down arrow", you can move through the proposed layouts. The history of your games will only include those layouts in which you started playing (i.e. made at least one move).
you can return to the previous layout by clicking on the part of the button indicated by the symbol < .

Start over- start a new attempt.

Auto walk- automatically performs all moves from the field and from the bank to the "house".

Possible moves- turn on the backlight yellow cards with which you can make a move. This does not mean that this particular move should be made, the decision is yours. At correct play you do not make all the moves in a row, but follow your own strategy.

You can turn off this mode by pressing the button "Possible moves" again.

Above is a list of your attempts, with the ability to return to each of them. The big number indicates the number of the current attempt. Solved are marked in red. To go to another attempt, you can click on its number. When you return to an unresolved layout, you will see the last position of the cards. In the solved ones, you can see your solution using the buttons "Move forward", "Move backward".

Below the list of attempts is information about the layout:

• Spread number ( 999 ).
• Hand rating ( rate 1:38) - the average time spent on solving this alignment by all players, the number of those who solved this alignment.
• Current time of last attempt ( time 2:41). If within 15 seconds you have not made a single move (for example, distracted from the game), time stops. The stopped time is highlighted in blue. Any move made resumes the countdown.
• The total time of all attempts ( total time 4:30).

A green dot in the lower right corner means you have an Internet connection, a red dot means you don't have it. In the absence of the Internet, you can finish playing the alignment, but it will not be saved in your history and will not participate in the rating if the Internet does not appear while you decide the alignment.

Settings- opens the settings window in which you can:

• Choose a solitaire option: "one card at a time" or "three cards each";
• Select the sequence of new layouts: "play in random order" - when you press the "New game" button, a random layout by number will be loaded, in the "play in a row" mode, the next sequential layout will be loaded;
• Switch on the "only layouts not resolved by me" mode. You will be given spreads in a row by number or in random order, taking into account this mode;
• Go to a specific layout by entering its number in the "enter layout number" field;
• Change the theme of the design.

List of all layouts with statistics for each of them and sorting by several parameters.

The ability to see the entire history of your games.

About the alignment- information about the open layout. Here you can view information about the layout, add the layout to your favorites and leave a comment (only for registered users).

List of players sorted by the number of solved hands. For each player, the date of his registration, the total number of started layouts and the number of solved ones, the percentage of solved layouts and the number of first places in terms of solution time are indicated.

In your personal account, you can specify Additional information about yourself, upload a photo, change your password, as well as store and carry out personal correspondence with other registered players.

You can play without registering as a guest. After registration and / or authorization, you will have access to Personal Area and will be able to send other players private messages.

To register, you just need to enter a name (at least 3 characters) and a password (at least 5 characters). If such a name is already registered in the game, you will have to choose another one.